Unstructured: meaning, definitions and examples

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unstructured

[ ʌnˈstrʌktʃərd ]

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data analysis

Not organized or planned in a systematic way.

Synonyms

chaotic, disorganized, haphazard

Examples of usage

The data was unstructured and difficult to analyze.
She had trouble making sense of the unstructured information.

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construction

To make something without a clear plan or organization.

Synonyms

demolish, disassemble, dismantle

Examples of usage

He decided to unstructured the project and start from scratch.
They unstructured the entire building and rebuilt it according to the new design.

Translations

Translations of the word "unstructured" in other languages:

🇵🇹 não estruturado

🇮🇳 असंगठित

🇩🇪 unstrukturiert

🇮🇩 tidak terstruktur

🇺🇦 незструктурований

🇵🇱 nieustrukturyzowany

🇯🇵 非構造化

🇫🇷 non structuré

🇪🇸 no estructurado

🇹🇷 yapısız

🇰🇷 비구조적

🇸🇦 غير منظم

🇨🇿 nestrukturovaný

🇸🇰 neštruktúrovaný

🇨🇳 非结构化的

🇸🇮 nestrukturiran

🇮🇸 óskipulagt

🇰🇿 құрылымдалмаған

🇬🇪 დაუწყობელი

🇦🇿 strukturlaşdırılmamış

🇲🇽 no estructurado

Word origin

The word 'unstructured' originated from the combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'structured', which comes from the Latin word 'structura' meaning 'a fitting together'. The term first appeared in the mid-20th century in the context of data analysis and has since been used in various fields to describe things that lack organization or planning.